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Hello, you dirty birds! On this very special "69" episode, we're doing a deep dive into historical love letters from two very specific historical men. First, Napoleon Bonaparte is going to teach us the meaning of "anxious attachment style", and then Max is going to read us James Joyce's love letters that are not for the faint of fart (ehem...heart...)

A million kisses!

J and M

Janey's Sources - Historical Love Letters

• LOCATION: France and Ireland
• “Napoleon’s Letters to Josephine” on Project Gutenberg (thanks, Steve!)
• “Napoleon Bonaparte” from History.com
• “The truth about Napoleon and Josephine’s marriage, divorce, and lasting legacy” by Nylah Iqbal Muhammad for Vox
• “Joséphine's letters to trusted Napoleon general to go on sale in Paris” by Maev Kennedy (2014) for The Guardian
• “James Joyce’s Love Letters” by Maria Popova for The Marginalian
• “James Joyce’s Love Letters to His “Dirty Little Fuckbird” by Nadja Spiegelman for The Paris Review

BONUS: "Love and Limerence" by Dorothy Tennov

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